ESim
From Script | Spoken-Tutorial
eSim (previously known as Oscad / FreeEDA) is an open source EDA tool for circuit design, simulation, analysis and PCB design. It is an integrated tool built using open source software such as KiCad (http://www.kicad-pcb.org) and Ngspice (http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/). eSim is released under GPL.
eSim offers similar capabilities and ease of use as any equivalent proprietary software for schematic creation, simulation and PCB design, without having to pay a huge amount of money to procure licenses. Hence it can be an affordable alternative to educational institutions and SMEs. It can serve as an alternative to commercially available/ licensed software tools like OrCAD, Xpedition and HSPICE.
- Overview of eSim
- Introduction to simulation and examples
- What is eSim
- Benefits of eSim
- Spoken Tutorials available on eSim
- Timed discussion forum of Spoken Tutorials
- Discussion forum of FOSSEE
- Circuit simulation project for eSim
- Lab migration for eSim
- Getting started with eSim.
- Installation of eSim 1.1.0 on Ubuntu
- Installation of eSim 1.1.0 on Ubuntu
- Run eSim using an example
- Schematic creation and Simulation
- Create Schematic in eeschema
- Generate Spice Netlist
- Convert Spice netlist to Ngspice netlist
- Simulate the Ngspice netlist
- Circuit schematic is modified by changing components and then again simulated.
- Model Editor
- Create a Device model library
- Add or Remove parameters of device model
- Save the Device model library
- Uploading the external or user model file
- Demo an example which uses this model
- Creation of a sub circuit in eSim
- Create the new subcircuit schematic
- Generate the netlist for subcircuit schematic
- Convert kicad netlist to ngspice netlist of subcircuit
- Create the subcircuit component
- Adding sub circuit to a schematic
- Add the subcircuit to a schematic
- Simulate the schematic
- NGHDL for mix mode Simulation
- Install nghdl
- Open nghdl window
- Upload VHDL code
- Import schematic library of digital block uploaded in previous step
- Enter model parameters
- Plot simulation result
- Optimisation using OpenModelica
- Install OpenModelica 1.9.1 alpha version.
- Create ngspice netlist and generate OpenModelica file.
- Perform optimisation in OMOptim
